EDC 7313 GAMES, SIMULATIONS, VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS, AND AI IN EDUCATION (3)

This course explores the history and current landscape of games, gamification, simulations, artificial intelligence, and virtual environments in teaching and learning for all ages and abilities. Students experiment with these teaching tools and environments and discuss learning theory as it applies to them. Additional topics include methods for evaluating their effectiveness, potential ethical dilemmas involved in their use, and socio-cultural implications of these technologies in education.